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Nat Escobedo on the steps outside of Kaplan Hall — ‘We don’t have to leave our communities behind when we enter academic spaces’
November 20, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Digital image of hand and pen — ELTS students pen ‘Letters to the Future’ to commemorate International Education Week
November 20, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Legs of man seated on beige couch across from female with clipboard in a chair — Improving lives for people exposed to trauma
November 19, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Polaroid-inspired photo collage of Aghigh Banitaba, Kailani Kainoa-Rivas, Audrey Ohwobete, Natalie Carrillo Andrade and Judson Aiken against a blue background. — Bruins Abroad: How scholarships and flexible programs make international learning accessible
November 19, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

From left: Felicia Knaul, in black-and-white pinstripe suit, and Julio Frenk, in gray jacket and white button-down, making the “fours up” hand gesture — Julio Frenk goes underground to tour UCLA’s historic Arroyo Bridge
November 18, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Several chimpanzees in a forest — How lethal aggression increased reproductive success in wild chimpanzees
November 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A young child touches a plasma globe, causing bright electric filaments. An adult with a yellow sleeve also engages with the globe, creating a shared moment of curiosity. — ‘Science is for everybody’: Exploring Your Universe fair connects the community to UCLA
November 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Five outstretched hands on top of each other against a light blue background with a white and yellow circle — UCLA’s Compassionate Conversations focuses on ‘kindness to the stranger’
November 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Neil Garg in a blue lab coat writing on a clear board. — Watch: UCLA’s Neil Garg on how organic chemistry is like the piano
November 14, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Head-and-shoulders image of Martine Rothblatt. — ‘Smarter machines, wiser humans’: The future of AI and communication
November 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA Russian language students and lecturer Susan Kresin at theater festival — A Russian language class project takes center stage during L.A. theater festival
November 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Researcher working in a UCLA immunology lab — Over 3 dozen UCLA faculty ranked among the world’s most influential researchers
November 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A bear is seen in a metal bathtub in this image from Hopland Research and Extension Center, in Hopland, California. — How climate change brings wildlife to the yard
November 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Brinn Wallin seated — Refocusing the narrative around a larger-than-life literary figure
November 12, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A collage of phots featuring alumni of the ESS class of 1985 against a blue background. — A life-changing ‘Intrusion’
November 12, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Professor Damoiseaux with the CellXpress.AI — State-of-the-art AI and robotics device arrives at UCLA
November 10, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

“The 360” against blue, purple and red background pattern — The 360: Post-election and America’s 2 party system
November 7, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A row of empty school desks — Here’s what California needs to do to meet its high school graduation requirements for 2030, according to researchers
November 6, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

CASE - UCLA College — UCLA College receives 7 regional CASE Awards for campus communications
November 5, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Group photo of Excelencia Scholars against a wall, framed with papel picado–inspired illustrated banners — Building belonging: UCLA’s Excelencia Scholars and the future of Hispanic-Serving Institutions
November 5, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Barry Eggers, left, in blue jacket and striped button-down, standing next to Meredith Eggers, in yellow top — Q&A: Investing in UCLA entrepreneurial education and experience for students
November 5, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

composite of Jocelyn Meza, Royce Hall and students — 35 years of PROPS: UCLA’s transformative program supports rising psychology students
November 4, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Barry Eggers in front of UCLA’s Royce Hall. The iconic twin-towered building features Romanesque architecture with arched windows and decorative brickwork. The right side of the background is replaced with a solid blue color, creating visual contrast. — Barry and Meredith Eggers make pledge to boost Bruin entrepreneurship at UCLA
November 4, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Adam Bradley with Air Jordan book in front of him and basketball court behind him — In his new book, UCLA’s Adam Bradley explores the NBA legend Michael Jordan’s cultural influence
October 31, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

An image of the earth split open following an earthquake — Researchers discover the trio of super factors that combined to cause Myanmar’s deadly 2025 earthquake
October 30, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Collage of Gertrude Pomish. — Retired public school teacher leaves UCLA a $4.2 million estate gift to support students
October 29, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Jordan Chiles wearing teal blue outfit and matching bracelets for “Dancing With the Stars” cast photo — Jordan Chiles talks balancing her senior year at UCLA and competing on ‘Dancing With the Stars’
October 28, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A school of fish swimming in the ocean — UCLA scientists unlock the role of ocean life in carbon sequestration
October 28, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A dramatic mountain landscape under a moody sky. A sharp, jagged peak rises in the distance, partially shrouded by dense, textured clouds. In the foreground, a gravel path curves gently through a valley of rocky terrain and dry grass, with patches of moss adding muted green tones. A winding river cuts through the middle ground, reflecting the filtered light that breaks through the clouds. — Creating an ‘environment’ for success
October 27, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Kohn patient grid — Bruins building a better world, one day at a time
October 27, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Ziane Djenidi — Next stop: medical school
October 27, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

From left to right: Bridgid Coulter Cheadle, Gina Poe and Tracy Johnson. — Science and storytelling: UCLA women leaders speak out
October 27, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Fred Ramsdell and his two dogs — 3 hikes fit for a Nobel winner: Fred Ramsdell’s favorite places to trek
October 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Interior shot of temple ceiling with intricate carvings — $2 million commitment to UCLA will advance the study of Jainism and other South Asian religions
October 23, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Five smiling people standing in front of Luskin Lecture for Thought Leadership step-and-repeat banner — Leadership lessons from Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare
October 23, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Head-and-shoulders photo of Timothy Snyder wearing a black shirt — ‘The Truth about Freedom’: Third annual UCLA Barbra Streisand Lecture set for Oct. 23
October 23, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Joey Curti holds up tablet at a dusk bat walk along the Los Angeles River — Bats aren’t bloodsucking monsters. Let this brainy, batty researcher walk you through it
October 22, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Canis Minoris — Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe
October 22, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Two teens watch TV and eat popcorn — Get real! Teens still watch TV and movies, but want to see more mixed-gender friendships
October 22, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Microscopy image showing blood stem cell-engineered CAR-NKT cells (three blue dots) attacking a human solid tumor cell (magenta) — UCLA scientists develop one-product-fits-all immunotherapy for breast cancer
October 21, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A large group of students dance in Wilson Plaza against a dramatic sky at the 2025 ‘Latinx Success Center Welcome.’ — Rain pauses, community blooms at UCLA’s Latinx Success Center Welcome
October 21, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Ivy McGregor speaking at a podium in front of a CNSI step-and-repeat banner — Ivy McGregor calls for ‘radical collaboration’ at UC Regents’ Lecture
October 21, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

next generation of bridge builders – 363 – 241 — The next generation of bridge-builders
October 21, 2025/by Kristina Hordzwick

Stella Nair — Sound check: Stella Nair studies an Inca building designed for acoustics
October 20, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Head-and-shoulders picture of Jason de León in black shirt — Jason De León honored by American Anthropological Association
October 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

UC President Milliken — 2025 Nobel Prizes: Wins for UCLA and a record-setting year for the University of California
October 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Bat Boy Cabinet of Curiosities art for newsroom — How two Bruins used film and science to reframe a ‘spooky’ species
October 16, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Beau Alward and Stephanie Leal — Science Interrupted featuring life sciences professors Beau Alward and Stephanie Leal
October 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Six of the patients who received gene therapy for ADA-SCID between 2012 and 2019. Now ranging from elementary through high school age, they are living full, healthy lives. — Gene therapy delivers lasting immune protection in children with rare disorder
October 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Amada Armenta, in white, gestures with her left hand as she speaks at a podium — LPPI faculty director Amada Armenta’s personal history influences her policy efforts
October 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Kent Wong, in tan and gray jacket, standing next to glass door with Labor Center printed on it — Kent Wong, 69, immigrant rights champion and former director of UCLA Labor Center
October 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Composite of the six 2025 UCLA Public Impact Research Awards — UCLA recognizes faculty whose work has had a lasting public impact
October 14, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Colorful illustration featuring detailed line-art animals over geometric backgrounds. A parrot with a ring in its beak sits on a green circle; a dolphin with a yellow underside floats above a pink square; a long-tailed bird is near the bottom center; a crow or raven rests on a yellow background in the bottom right; and six goat heads in pink, yellow, green, blue, teal, and red are arranged in the top right. — Rethinking how we study artificial intelligence
October 14, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Triptych featuring hand-and-shoulders photos of UCLA alumni Nobel winners Fred Ramsdell, Ardem Patapoutian and Randy Schekman — 3 alumni Nobel laureates recount how UCLA set them on a path to the prize
October 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Sealstone with Battle Scene from Kingdom of Pylos exhibition — Artistry of ancient Greece on display at Getty Villa – and in 3 campus events this fall
October 13, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Raffi-Joe-Wartanian-portrait-by-Anahid-Yahjian-363-241 — With poet laureate fellowship, Raffi Joe Wartanian aims to help Altadena residents raise their voices
October 10, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

From left to right: Pete Angelis, Paula Daniels, Marcie Rothman, Mary Sue Milliken, Amy Rowat, Jack Bobo and Adriana Galván. — ‘The future of food’
October 9, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Collage of SNL cast members, from left: Maya Rudolph, Mikey Day, Andy Samberg, Will Forte, Nasim Pedrad, Taran Killam, Jon Lovitz and Harry Shearer. — 50 years of UCLA and UC alums on ‘Saturday Night Live’
October 9, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A diagram showing a human figure and the gut. — Sped-up evolution may help bacteria take hold in gut microbiome, UCLA-led research team finds
October 9, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

“The 360” against blue, purple and red background pattern — The 360: Government shutdown and Prop. 50
October 9, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

MamaKapas_FamilyPicture_3-scaled-363-241 — Mongabay: Regenerative fashion initiative in Indonesia wins 2025 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award
October 9, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Jason De León — Jason De León was thunderstruck when he won the National Book Award — the second time in two years a UCLA professor has walked away with the honor
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Two red signs with white arrows reading ‘one way’ or ‘another’ hanging from a metal pole — Newly discovered brain cells are wired for uncertainty
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Yaghi with structural models of his MOFs at UCLA. — Former UCLA faculty member Omar Yaghi wins 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

iStock image of a woman — New data analysis finds significant wage disparities for Latinas across California counties
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Safiya Noble in white top with black polka dots — Safiya Noble to receive honorary doctorate from Leiden University
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

riadini-flesch1-363-241 — From farm to closet: Indonesian fashion founder Denica Riadini-Flesch wins UCLA’s Pritzker Award for environmental innovation
October 8, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Vazquez-and-Nguyen-by-Sean-Brenner-UCLA-Humanities-363-241 — Welcome to the reception: UCLA professors bring new voices, viewpoints to study of classics
October 7, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Fred Ramsdell in light blue shirt and dark jacket in laboratory — UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
October 6, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Tony Pritzker speaking at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES) gala in front of a white podium. — Tony Pritzker’s ‘patient strategy for the planet’ featured in Mongabay
October 6, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A young sea lion by a shore. — L.A. Times: Marine mammals are dying in record numbers along the California coast
October 3, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait of Claire McEachern next to book cover for Coyotes and Culture — Precarious beauty: Claire McEachern’s new book is a reflection on Malibu
October 2, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

neowise-hero-363-241 — UCLA’s Amy Mainzer on finding asteroids that could hit Earth — early enough for humanity to act
October 1, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Children in costumes gathered around a bowl of candy. — UCLA’s Henry Ansgar Kelly on the history of Halloween
September 29, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

From polarization to pluralism: Harnessing the power of the public university to bridge divides

September 28, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

David N. Myers smiling as he wears a dark checkered suit jacket over a light blue shirt. Behind him is a textured background with overlapping circular shapes in blue, yellow, and gray. Two speech bubbles appear: one on the left reads “Q & A,” and one on the right reads “DAVID N. MYERS.” — UCLA’s David Myers on how the public university can address society’s ‘kindness deficit’
September 28, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA Chancellor Frenk — UCLA chancellor ready to stand firm against Trump demands, unless they’re ‘valid’
September 26, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Olivia Pacheco — From lab coat to rhinestones: undergraduate researcher Olivia Pacheco shines as UCLA’s only baton twirler
September 25, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Department of Labor Studies gather around a blue banner — UCLA launches Department of Labor Studies
September 25, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A collage-style artwork set against a textured blue background with a yellow circular shape. Two hands hold vintage telephone receivers on opposite sides, framing a central device labeled “Human Listening Device” with a green button. — Hope is an action: Programs and skills for navigating conflict
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

MeetingMinds_Bridges_CollegeWebStory_Graphic_v1 — The next generation of bridge-builders
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

MeetingMinds_MainArt_v1 — The thing we all share: Dialogue across Difference
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Two hands hold smartphones against a collage of digital and emotional symbols. — Seeing others as fully human: Initiative to Study Hate
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A woman with her hand on her head and stomach on her pregnant belly — UCLA anthropologists uncover immune roots of morning sickness
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Nicholas Shapiro portrait, left, and cover of “Homesick” book showing white trailer home — ‘Homesick’: Nicholas Shapiro on finding our way from toxic homes to healthier futures
September 24, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Three people holding a giant check. — UCLA Retirees Association Gift Supports Advising Professional Development
September 23, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Stem cell-derived blood-brain barrier cells. — Headspace invaders: How mosquito-borne viruses breach the brain’s defenses
September 23, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Chancellor Frenk and students in downtown Westwood Village. — Bruins get a big welcome from Chancellor Julio Frenk and an even bigger block party
September 22, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A first-year Bruin on move in day. — Building Bruin dreams: A new year of discovery, connection and achievement
September 22, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A female student posing with her mother and father. — Bruins roll back into Westwood for the new year and a lively week of welcome events
September 19, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Abigail Saguy — How to help students have difficult conversations in the classroom
September 18, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

‘What I wish I knew when I came to UCLA’: Recent grads give their best advice to new Bruins — ‘What I wish I knew when I came to UCLA’: Recent grads give their best advice to new Bruins
September 18, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Dr. Donald Kohn and postdoctoral scholar Eva Segura — UCLA scientists advance gene therapy for deadly blood disorder
September 17, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

UCLA undergrad Chania Rene-Corail named 2025-2026 fellow for national human rights program

September 16, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Portrait Barbara Fuchs with foliage in background — Professor Barbara Fuchs to lead division’s public and engaged humanities initiatives
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Woman dancing on 6th Street bridge, still from AIre Libre film — Film by UCLA professor Erin Cooney uses dance, poetry to spotlight environmental hazards in L.A. neighborhoods
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A vibrant graphic celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. The background is deep blue with subtle floral and leaf patterns. Brightly colored papel picado banners—orange, pink, blue, and yellow—line the top and bottom edges, each with intricate cut-out designs. Centered text reads “NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH,” with “HISPANIC HERITAGE” in large, bold white decorative font, and “NATIONAL” and “MONTH” in smaller font flanked by floral icons. — A curated selection of stories from across the UCLA campus spotlighting Latino voices, histories and research
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Olivia Justynski looking at a zebrafish swimming inside a container. — Supporting future faculty and scientific research: The importance of postdoc experience
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

A head-and-shoulders photo of Amy Rowat in a blue cardigan with arms crossed. — Professor Amy Rowat receives 2025 Gold Shield Faculty Prize
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

Head-and-shoulders photo of Julio Frenk in charcoal-gray jacket and blue-and-gold tie — Chancellor Julio Frenk: Sharing an update on federal research funding
September 15, 2025/by Alvaro Castillo

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